Security Levels

Official Passports

Personnel
Support Department

Only applications for Official Red Passports can submitted for processing
for USCG members of Base Alameda. Please contact YN3 Jonathan M.
Perry at (510) 437-5371. Passport applications are by appointment only and you must have your application
pre-filled out, printed, and emailed to YN3
Jonathan.M.Perry@uscg.mil.

Base
is temporarily processing WMSL Support passports until their vacancy is filled.
Dept of Defense passports are not done by the USCG.

Review the instructions and reasons for the different
applications. Select the application that best suits your circumstances. Fill
out the appropriate application. Do not print the application double sided, each
page must be a separate sheet.

Time Line:

If an official passport is required, the
traveler shall complete a passport application as soon as
possible.

Expedited requests are typically less than 3
weeks and restrictions apply.

When mailing an application package,
travelers shall take into account mail delays, federal holidays,
weather delays, and any other potential delays

This time line is
established by the Department of State and can fluctuate due to the volume of
passport applications they are currently processing.

Applications received during
the months of January-May generally take to 6 - 8 weeks due to the high volume
of passport applications being processed for the military transfer season.

In order to obtain an official passport please
complete the following:

Visit the Foreign Foreign Clearance Guide at
https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm.
(Accessible only via US Government computer) Check all travel
requirements for the country you are visiting (passport and a
visa). *A passport agent can check this for you if you do not have access to a US
Government computer.

Fill out a Department of State application for a no-fee passport. Go to
www.travel.state.gov and click on the passports tab.

If you have never held a U.S. passport in the last 15 years, or if your passport was issued under the age
of 16, fill out the
Application for a U.S. Passport, Form DS-11.
If you have held a U.S. passport in the last 15 years, fill out a
DS-82. Fill out the applications online and
print them at the final stage. *Do not worry about payment; the system will
allow you to follow all the way to the printing stage.

Passport was issued after you were 16
years of age or older and it was issued less than 15 years ago.

Include the passport you are using for
citizenship documentation and appropriate photos (photo
information is in the next section).

Photos

You must NOT be in any type
of uniform for your photo, to include issued PT gear.

Headgear is NOT authorized in
photos, to include hats, glasses, sun glasses or hoods.

A plain white background is required for passport photos.

This is an Official Passport and personal presentation should reflect professionalism. Neutral attire, men clean shaven, women in modest cosmetics and jewelry, if at all.

Photos should be cut to size and only the necessary number of
photos should be sent. One photo should be stapled to the
DS application and one should be paper clipped to the entire
package.

Photos should be in clear focus.
The photo subject should fill the frame of the photo appropriately as outlined on the Department of State's website.
The photo subject's eyes should be visible, no squinting, blinking or glare from eye glasses obstructing the view.